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Philippines

Within Aviation,
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan is a second tier firm,

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan acted as Philippine counsel to the China Banking Corporation and BDO Unibank in their capacity as lenders to the financing for the re-fleeting of Philippine Airlines. Mia Gentugaya is the key figure.

At SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, Mia Gentugaya advised China Banking Corporation and BDO Unibank on financing for the re-fleeting of Philippines Airlines. Marievic Ramos-Añonuevo, who is very fair and explains things very well to clients’, advised the PNB Capital and Investment Corporation on the financing of the NAIA Expressway Project. Other key partners include Rafael Morales and Vicente Gerochi.

Within Capital markets,
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan is a first tier firm,

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan’s team is led by Mia Gentugaya and includes Rafael Morales and Vicente Gerochi. The firm advised Mercury Media holdings on the purchase of £2.3bn of Philippine depository receipts.

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan advised the Meralco PowerGen Corporation on its acquisition of an interest in Global Business Power Corporation, and acted as Philippine counsel to RTG Mining on its merger with Sierra Mining. Rose King-Dominguez, Hector de Leon and practice head Rocky Reyes are all highly rated.

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan is defending OceanaGold in petitions filed in the Supreme Court. Another prominent client is Meralco, which the firm is acting for in a Supreme Court case challenging electricity bill rises. Other clients include the Philippine Stock Exchange, Philip Morris and Philex Mining Corporation. Ricardo Ongkiko heads the team, which includes Carlos Lopez, Emmanuel Lombos and Ramon Songco.

Within Immigration,
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan is a first tier firm,

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan is routinely called on to assist US law firms such as Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy and Faegre Baker Daniels on foreign visa and work permit applications. Rodelle Bolante leads the team, which includes Russel Rodriguez.

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan handles the full range of IP issues, including portfolio management, and protection and enforcement for pharmaceutical companies and fashion labels such as Chanel, Gap and Pfizer. Enrique Manuel and Vida Panganiban-Alindogan are recommended.

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan is well regarded for its work in the renewable energy sector. Rocky Reyes heads the special projects department, and Hector de Leon is heavily involved in this area. Andres Sta. Maria has retired from the partnership.

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan’s clients include several international companies. In a highlight matter, the firm acted for prominent businessman Ramon Ang on his proposed purchase of a 30% stake in GMA. Rose King-Dominguez enjoys an excellent reputation.

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan’s dispute resolution work is overseen by Dominador Carrillo. Employment disputes constitute a large part of the firm’s work, and it continues to act for Hedcor in a civil interpleader action.

Multilaw's Labour & Employment practice group has produced a new
2014 edition of "How to Hire and Fire: A Global Guide." With content
contributed by experienced employment lawyers from Multilaw member
firms, the eBook provides a simple way for HR practitioners and clients
to get a quick, uncomplicated overview of basic employment law
information from jurisdictions around the world. The book reflects the
law in each jurisdiction as of January 1, 2014.
Jurisdictions covered by the 2014 edition include Argentina, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cyprus, Ecuador, European Union, Germany,
Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg,
Malaysia, Netherlands, Oman, Paraguay, and Philippines, among others.
The Philippine chapter was written by SyCipLaw partner Leslie C. Dy .
Visit the Multilaw website to access and download the file: www.multilaw.com/hire-and-fire/#2-3 .

The
Republic Act No. 10557, " Philippine
Design Competitiveness Act " was signed by President
Benigno Aquino III last May 15, 2013. Contributed by SyCip Salazar
Hernandez & Gatmaitan Partner Ricardo Ma. P.G. Ongkiko .
The article gives us an insight about the objectives of the Act, the role of
the newly formed Design Advisory Council, the Natural Design Policy, and its
goals.
Learn
more about the Philippine
Design Competitiveness Ac t. The article is available for online
viewing from the SyCipLaw website.

The
article Dissension in the
Court: July 2013 was contributed by SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Partner, Rafael L. Encarnacion . The article gives us an
insight on the petition for certiorari assailing
the Commission on Elections of the Philippines' resolution to cancel the
Certificate of Candidacy of Regina Ongsiako Reyes for the position of
Representative of the district of Marinduque.
The
article from Lexoterica: A Philippine BLAWG
is also
available for online viewing from
the SyCipLaw website .

The article Bridging the Gap: Enhanced Basic Education through K-12 contributed by Ricardo Ma. P.G. Ongkiko talks
about the new law regarding the Philippine Basic Education System which
became effective on June 4, 2013. It includes information about its
objectives, its salient features and the new procedure in training and
hiring teachers.

The April 2013 issue of IFLR includes an update authored by Senior Associate Arlene M. Maneja. "Valuing Unlisted Shares" discusses
the implemented Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue Regulation No.
6-2013 (RR6-2013) and contains an overview of the rules involving the
determination of fair market value of share of stock not listed and
traded in the local stock exchange. Download a copy of the article from the SyCipLaw website.

Publications by Partner Domingo G. Castillo on " Repeatable Limitation of Liability in Maritime Accidents ," " Movement of Goods ," and " Various Aspects of Concealment & Representations " are now available for download from the SyCipLaw website.
View the Related Links section of Mr. Castillo's profile to access the publications.

The Philippines section of The Mergers and Acquisitions Review 7th Edition contains
an overview of M&A activity in the country, general introduction to
the legal framework for M&A, developments in corporate and takeover
law and their impact, foreign involvement in M&A transactions,
significant transactions, key trends and hot industries, financing of
M&A, employment law, tax law, competition law, and outlook. The
section was contributed by SyCipLaw Managing Partner Rafael A. Morales .

It has been a year since the SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) LinkedIn Company Page was
launched and statistics show that the most clicked legal resource post
is the World Law Group's "Global Agenda Study Report: Issues &
Priorities for Senior In-House Counsel Worldwide," which was posted on
16 January 2013. The report highlights, among other things, current key
challenges faced by chief legal officers, general counsel and other
in-house law department leaders in some of the world's largest
companies, as well as action plans they've found most effective to meet
these challenges. It also points out some interesting differences by
region.